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Ligue 1 postpone PSG's match with Nantes to provide rest between Chelsea clashes

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Paris Saint-Germain's Ligue 1 match against Nantes next month has been delayed to give the Champions League holders more rest between the two legs of their last-16 tie with Chelsea.

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/psg/CjhkPw0k/"]PSG[/a] were due to face struggling [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/nantes/veuetnGG/"]Nantes[/a] on the weekend of March 13-15th, between their first leg against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/chelsea/4fGZN2oK/"]Chelsea[/a] on March 11th and the return match at Stamford Bridge on March 17th.[/p][p]Liam Rosenior's Chelsea will play a difficult Premier League match against Newcastle three days before the second leg.[/p][p][b]"At the request of Paris Saint-Germain, in order to best prepare for their two-legged tie against Chelsea... the LFP board of directors, in agreement with Nantes, have decided the Paris Saint-Germain-Nantes match will be played the week of April 20th," [/b]the French league said in a statement Saturday.[/p][p][b]"The exact date and time of the match will be determined later."[/b][/p][p]PSG also successfully requested to have a Ligue 1 game against Nantes delayed last season, between the two legs of their Champions League quarter-final victory over Aston Villa.[/p]

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